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Formaldehyde in Foods
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MaryAnn on December 13, 2019, 9:28 am
Hello everyone,
I've been on the zero A diet for 21 months and had vast improvement in my health. I've had a pretty steady recovery to good health and have not had any detox symptoms. Throughout the entire time I have eaten 3-4 peeled pears/day, every day. I also make pear dressing, pear catsup and pear muffins with buckwheat.
I have several food intolerances and am very allergic or intolerant to corn. When I come in contact or eat anything with a trace of corn I have a multitude of inflammatory symptoms, many of which affect my brain. I feel foggy, lethargic, depressed, hopeless, anxious and irritable. For me, these horrible feeling and symptoms can always be traced back to corn, but if I didn't already know I had a problem with corn it's possible I might think I was having a vitamin A detox cycle.
Just some food for thought.
Hello everyone,
I've been on the zero A diet for 21 months and had vast improvement in my health. I've had a pretty steady recovery to good health and have not had any detox symptoms. Throughout the entire time I have eaten 3-4 peeled pears/day, every day. I also make pear dressing, pear catsup and pear muffins with buckwheat.
I have several food intolerances and am very allergic or intolerant to corn. When I come in contact or eat anything with a trace of corn I have a multitude of inflammatory symptoms, many of which affect my brain. I feel foggy, lethargic, depressed, hopeless, anxious and irritable. For me, these horrible feeling and symptoms can always be traced back to corn, but if I didn't already know I had a problem with corn it's possible I might think I was having a vitamin A detox cycle.
Just some food for thought.
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MaryAnn on December 13, 2019, 9:44 am
I am also quite gluten intolerant, so much so that I even have a problem with white rice. After giving up rice for good I found a research article that tested gluten reactivity in other grains and foods, which found rice, millet and corn have a slight reactivity to a gluten antibody. They also tested buckwheat and found no reactivity.
I have been eating buckwheat for about 5 months and have not had any problems. The white rice caused a slow buildup of inflammation and gave me a case of vertigo (BPPV). White rice also affected my son, worsening his ADHD symptoms. "Natural flavors" also seem to make his ADHD and depression worse.
It's a long slow process figuring out what works and what doesn't. It's so wonderful to have this discussion/support group for help! Here's wishing us all good health!
I am also quite gluten intolerant, so much so that I even have a problem with white rice. After giving up rice for good I found a research article that tested gluten reactivity in other grains and foods, which found rice, millet and corn have a slight reactivity to a gluten antibody. They also tested buckwheat and found no reactivity.
I have been eating buckwheat for about 5 months and have not had any problems. The white rice caused a slow buildup of inflammation and gave me a case of vertigo (BPPV). White rice also affected my son, worsening his ADHD symptoms. "Natural flavors" also seem to make his ADHD and depression worse.
It's a long slow process figuring out what works and what doesn't. It's so wonderful to have this discussion/support group for help! Here's wishing us all good health!
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Fred on December 13, 2019, 10:32 am
Hi MaryAnn,
What kind of buckwheat and how do you cook it? Thanks.
Hi MaryAnn,
What kind of buckwheat and how do you cook it? Thanks.
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MaryAnn on December 13, 2019, 10:42 am
Hi Fred,
I use raw organic buckwheat groats, I rinse them in cold water and cook for 20 min covered, 1 cup buckwheat to 1.5 cups water. It turns out kind of like brown rice and tastes quite mild.
I also soak the grouts in water for 2 or more hours, drain and puree in the food processor to make bread and muffins. I thought the soaking would make the stuff more digestible instead of using buckwheat flour, also easier since you don't need a flour grinder.
Hi Fred,
I use raw organic buckwheat groats, I rinse them in cold water and cook for 20 min covered, 1 cup buckwheat to 1.5 cups water. It turns out kind of like brown rice and tastes quite mild.
I also soak the grouts in water for 2 or more hours, drain and puree in the food processor to make bread and muffins. I thought the soaking would make the stuff more digestible instead of using buckwheat flour, also easier since you don't need a flour grinder.
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lil chick on December 13, 2019, 10:50 am
Let me preface this by reminding that B17 is thought by many to be poisonous, so be careful.
Today, hubs was asking about "what causes gout" and so I revisited that thread. I'm reminded of the B17 info that I found a few months back. The Hunza always eat the apricot seed with the flesh. Could B17 be natures way of protecting seeds (vegetable babies) from vit A? The seeds of apples, grapes, pears go into some preparations of fruits (like cider, wine etc). We regularly eat some fruit seeds (like cucumber).
https://ggenereux.blog/discussion/topic/almond-flavor-aka-amygdalin-aka-b17-in-synthetic-form-laetril-aka-nitrilosides/
Foods are so multifaceted, and I do wonder about making diets too small.
However, I also feel like my desire to eat many foods is limited to their short time in-season. Others "feel" more daily to me.
Let me preface this by reminding that B17 is thought by many to be poisonous, so be careful.
Today, hubs was asking about "what causes gout" and so I revisited that thread. I'm reminded of the B17 info that I found a few months back. The Hunza always eat the apricot seed with the flesh. Could B17 be natures way of protecting seeds (vegetable babies) from vit A? The seeds of apples, grapes, pears go into some preparations of fruits (like cider, wine etc). We regularly eat some fruit seeds (like cucumber).
https://ggenereux.blog/discussion/topic/almond-flavor-aka-amygdalin-aka-b17-in-synthetic-form-laetril-aka-nitrilosides/
Foods are so multifaceted, and I do wonder about making diets too small.
However, I also feel like my desire to eat many foods is limited to their short time in-season. Others "feel" more daily to me.
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Chelan on December 13, 2019, 10:53 am
Reportedly, the compound found in grapes and other plant foods, resveratrol, is a formaldehyde "capture molecule" and a formaldehyde scavenger/mobilizer that can potentially remove formaldehyde from the body.
https://tinyurl.com/tuuvfno
https://tinyurl.com/wtrej2r
Has anyone here taking resveratrol? If so, did it help to alleviate your health problems?
Reportedly, the compound found in grapes and other plant foods, resveratrol, is a formaldehyde "capture molecule" and a formaldehyde scavenger/mobilizer that can potentially remove formaldehyde from the body.
https://tinyurl.com/tuuvfno
https://tinyurl.com/wtrej2r
Has anyone here taking resveratrol? If so, did it help to alleviate your health problems?
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Fred on December 13, 2019, 11:37 am
Hi lil chick,
Are you implying that buckwheat grouts and/or peeled pears could have B17? Thanks.
Hi lil chick,
Are you implying that buckwheat grouts and/or peeled pears could have B17? Thanks.
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Fred on December 13, 2019, 12:00 pm
Hi MaryAnn,
I also have high inflamation caused by Lyme Disease or a rheumatoid condition triggered by the lyme infection. My diet consists mainly of beef, pinto beans and basmati white rice. Would you mind sharing what your main diet is to combat inflamation? Thanks.
Hi MaryAnn,
I also have high inflamation caused by Lyme Disease or a rheumatoid condition triggered by the lyme infection. My diet consists mainly of beef, pinto beans and basmati white rice. Would you mind sharing what your main diet is to combat inflamation? Thanks.
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MaryAnn on December 13, 2019, 12:37 pm
Hi Fred,
I eat beef (and lately fish 1-2 times/week), organic buckwheat, organic peeled pears, organic 85% dark chocolate (Taza), organic high oleic sunflower oil, homemade fermented organic celery root (like sauerkraut), mineral water (for calcium), sea salt, citric acid (to make things tangy), bovine grass-fed gelatin and a tiny bit of powdered vitamin C. I also use epsom salts topically for magnesium and sulfur.
Hi Fred,
I eat beef (and lately fish 1-2 times/week), organic buckwheat, organic peeled pears, organic 85% dark chocolate (Taza), organic high oleic sunflower oil, homemade fermented organic celery root (like sauerkraut), mineral water (for calcium), sea salt, citric acid (to make things tangy), bovine grass-fed gelatin and a tiny bit of powdered vitamin C. I also use epsom salts topically for magnesium and sulfur.
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lil chick on December 13, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Fred on December 13, 2019, 11:37 am
Hi lil chick,
Are you implying that buckwheat grouts and/or peeled pears could have B17? Thanks.
Hi Fred, I was just sort of thinking aloud as I usually do. Will we be loosing things if we get too small with our diet? I'm also trying to figure out why things like Apple Cider Vinegar or Red Wine could be thought of as SO beneficial, if they are filled with formaldehyde LOL. My husband always wonders, when I throw out a food, if I'm throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I would be nicer to just avoid VA--that's hard enough.
I see that buckwheat happens to be on this list of B17 foods.
- KERNELS OR SEEDS OF FRUIT: The highest concentration of vitamin B-17 to be found in nature, aside from bitter almonds. Apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune.
- BEANS: broad (Vicia faba), burma, chickpeas, lentils (sprouted), lima, mung (sprouted), Rangoon, scarlet runner.
- NUTS: Bitter almond, macadamia, cashew.
- BERRIES: Almost all wild berries. Blackberry, chokeberry, Christmas berry, cranberry, elderberry, raspberry, strawberry.
- SEEDS: Chia, flax, sesame.
- GRASSES: Acacia, alfalfa (sprouted), aquatic, Johnson, milkweed, Sudan, minus, wheat grass, white dover.
- GRAINS: oat groats, barley, brown rice, buckwheat groats, chia, flax, millet, rye, vetch, wheat berries.
- MISCELLANEOUS: bamboo shoots, fuschia plant, sorghum, wild hydrangea, yew tree (needles, fresh leaves).
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Fred on December 13, 2019, 11:37 am
Hi lil chick,
Are you implying that buckwheat grouts and/or peeled pears could have B17? Thanks.
Hi Fred, I was just sort of thinking aloud as I usually do. Will we be loosing things if we get too small with our diet? I'm also trying to figure out why things like Apple Cider Vinegar or Red Wine could be thought of as SO beneficial, if they are filled with formaldehyde LOL. My husband always wonders, when I throw out a food, if I'm throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I would be nicer to just avoid VA--that's hard enough.
I see that buckwheat happens to be on this list of B17 foods.
- KERNELS OR SEEDS OF FRUIT: The highest concentration of vitamin B-17 to be found in nature, aside from bitter almonds. Apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune.
- BEANS: broad (Vicia faba), burma, chickpeas, lentils (sprouted), lima, mung (sprouted), Rangoon, scarlet runner.
- NUTS: Bitter almond, macadamia, cashew.
- BERRIES: Almost all wild berries. Blackberry, chokeberry, Christmas berry, cranberry, elderberry, raspberry, strawberry.
- SEEDS: Chia, flax, sesame.
- GRASSES: Acacia, alfalfa (sprouted), aquatic, Johnson, milkweed, Sudan, minus, wheat grass, white dover.
- GRAINS: oat groats, barley, brown rice, buckwheat groats, chia, flax, millet, rye, vetch, wheat berries.
- MISCELLANEOUS: bamboo shoots, fuschia plant, sorghum, wild hydrangea, yew tree (needles, fresh leaves).
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